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964368

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of its protection of civilians strategy; and whether he has plans to update that guidance.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	169418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The principles of the 2010 Protection of Civilians Strategy continue to guide our work and we consistently review our cross-Government approach. We aim to address the growing challenges of protecting civilians affected by conflict through political engagement, strengthening accountability, peace support operations, ensuring respect for International Humanitarian Law in UK military operations, strengthening state and non-state capacity, humanitarian action, and offering refuge to those in need of protection. The continuing evolution of our approach is demonstrated by the UK's adherence, in April 2018, to the Safe Schools Declaration which supports the protection and continuation of education in armed conflict.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/09/2018 16:36:06 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

916567

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 May (HL7831), what factors and circumstances they consider to be the most significant root causes of conflict.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL8273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The causes of conflict are many and variable, and often complex, deep-rooted, and controversial. It is not possible to do justice to the issues in a short answer to a parliamentary question. Extensive analysis of these issues is widely available.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/06/2018 13:13:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

904252

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of war and violent conflict in (1) Israel and Palestine, (2) Syria, (3) Yemen, and (4) Afghanistan; and whether they will place any relevant analysis in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>The causes of conflict in all four regions are complex, deep-rooted, and often controversial. It is not possible to do justice to the issues in a short answer to a parliamentary question. Extensive analysis of the issues is widely available.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/05/2018 14:21:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

823625

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Security Risk Assessment 2015, whether International Military Conflict is still considered a Tier One risk.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	123084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Security Risk Assessment is designed to support a collective understanding of the most significant risks facing the UK and our interests overseas. It is used to inform the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review and considers risks over a five year timeframe. In 2015, international military conflict was assessed to be a Tier One and this continues to be the case, taking into account both the likelihood and impact of potential scenarios.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/03/2018 15:31:03 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

809605

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a definition of a war; and if so, what it is.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2018 answer text <p>UK Defence Doctrine (Joint Doctrine Publication 0-01, 5th Edition, November 2014) defines war as 'a state of armed conflict between different countries, or different groups within a country'.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/01/2018 14:20:22 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

541079

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the Oral Answer by the Prime Minister of 6 July 2016, Official Report, Column 881, what assessment she has made of the level of military action or the deployment of military equipment that would fall within the parameters referred to in that statement.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	43530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>I have nothing further to add.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 05/09/2016 14:41:54 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

444211

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN and the International Criminal Court to ensure they take action in cases in which civilian populations are besieged and deprived of food and medicines as a method of waging war.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	22057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has co-sponsored resolutions at the United Nations Security Council that call for an end to indiscriminate attacks on civilians, including illegal siege tactics and obstructing the flow of humanitarian aid. The International Criminal Court can take action when a war crime or crime against humanity is suspected to have been committed in or by a country which is party to the Rome Statute, or when a situation is referred to them by the UN Security Council. The starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited in international and internal conflicts. We will continue to work with our international partners to look at every available option to ensure all State and non-state actors engaged in armed conflict respect International Humanitarian Law and act in accordance with their obligations there under.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 19/01/2016 15:40:57 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

228326

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many experts on the protection of (a) women and (b) children in conflict her Department currently employs.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	228232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Given the central importance of this issue to DFID’s work, it is vitally important that this expertise is embedded in teams across the department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 23/03/2015 15:51:10 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

79584

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they use to determine whether military action, such as that by Israel in Gaza, is proportionate.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL1482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK’s criteria for determining whether military action is proportionate are set out in the Joint Service Manual of the Law of Armed Conflict (Ministry of Defence publication available on our website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-manual-of-the-law-of-armed-conflict-amendments-to-the-text), which states that the losses resulting from a military action should not be excessive in relation to the expected military advantage.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 30/07/2014 15:00:21 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner